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House Hansard - 139

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 10:09:29 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as we head into December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I find myself again in the House advocating for the reduction of poverty among persons who live with disabilities. Today I am tabling a petition on behalf of the constituents of Port Moody—Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra, to ask the government to finally lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Over a million people in Canada with disabilities live in poverty, and that needs to end. The petitioners are asking the government to end the current practice of legislated poverty of Canadians living with disabilities and establish a federal disability benefit that upholds human rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and sustainable development goal number one: no poverty under the Canada disability benefit act. I close by saying that this is possible immediately.
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 12:20:23 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Windsor West for all his hard work on this. Definitely, when it comes to protecting Canadians, he is the right person to do it. I wonder if he would expand on clause 15.2 with respect to no general oversight and what the risk is to Canadians if that is not in place.
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 1:04:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, today in the House we have heard the NDP speak about its concerns, also about its concerns with oversight. Are Conservatives also in support of those changes around oversight?
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 1:31:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, my question for the member is around protection of seniors. I wonder if the member has some comments on how the bill would protect vulnerable groups, like seniors, from scams.
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Context: House Hansard - 139 - Dec/1/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Dec/1/22 4:47:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-26 
Madam Speaker, when we talk about the updated realities of today, persons with disabilities rely heavily on these technologies and this access. If I think about persons with disabilities who rely on technologies for everyday barrier reduction interactions in their lives, how can their rights to access be protected?
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